The Program in Human Ecology, The Connecticut College Arboretum, and made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The symposium held at Connecticut College March 28-29, 1980 brought together leaders in state, regional and local organizations who have responsibility for planning and management of Connecticut open spaces and academicians whose research interests are the interaction of DeoDle
with open spaces.
The meeting was sponsored by the Human Ecology Program and the Connecticut Arboretum at Connecticut College, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and organized by Miss Janet Wilscam, a senior student, as part of her graduation requirement. Invited participants
included students of area colleges and universities as well as state legislators, local and regional government leaders, members of land trusts, conservation commissions, the U S Soil Conservation
Service, and science centers.
The keynote address by Dr. Hugh Iltis stressed the genetic evolution of man within an outdoor setting and the necessity of open space near urban areas for the better health, mental and physical, of the public Succeeding speakers discussed planning and management of open spaces near urban centers. Since Connecticut is a small state with concentrations of population in urban areas all public spaces are within relatively easy reach of the citizenry, and the topics addressed
are of real importance in the planning and management of open space.
Our hope is that the papers included here may be of value to other localities in their consideration of open space in and near urban areas. Several of the papers here presented have appeared elsewhere in different form, as noted.
-Sally L. Taylor, Director Program in Human Ecology
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